A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says a man has died after falling off his personal watercraft in Bogue Inlet.

Petty Officer Brandon Broome told WITN-TV in Washington that the Coast Guard received a call at approximately 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. He said three men were on separate watercraft and the brother-in-law of the man tried to help him back onto his watercraft.

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Broome says the inlet was a little rough and that the 49-year-old man, who was wearing a life jacket, was in a panic and then became unconscious.

Rescue boats were launched and emergency personnel began performing CPR. The man was taken to Carteret General Hospital, where he died.

Broome said it's not known if the man drowned or had some type of medical problem.